Housing and Public Works Minister Engineer Mosharaf Hossain yesterday said the government has planned to connect Gulshan, Banani and Bharidara to Hatirjheel through service roads soon, reports BSS.  "Rajdhani Unnayan Katrtipakkha (RAJUK) has taken a project involving Taka 410 crores to this…

The High Court on Tuesday directed the authorities of Kashimpur Central Jail to produce seven prisoners, who have been languishing in jail for 11-13 years in separate cases without trial, before the court on January 26, reports UNB. A two-member HC bench comprising Justice M Nuruzzaman and Justice SHM…

Speakers at a roundtable yesterday urged the government to take immediate steps to correct mistakes in textbooks distributed among the students at primary and secondary levels this year, reports BSS. Alongside corrections of textbooks errors, excluded texts have to reinstated in the textbooks to uphold…

Customs officials arrested a Singapore returned passenger along with 10 gold bars weighing one kilogram worth about Taka 50 lakh from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital, in the early hours of yesterday. "We arrested one Fazlul Huq, 43, of Keraniganj, from Green Channel area of…

A Dhaka court yesterday issued arrest warrants against 17 BNP leaders and activists including BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s personal assistant Shimul Biswas, in an arson case. Dhaka Metropolitan Session Judge M Kamrul Hossain Mollah issued the arrest warrant after taking cognisance of the charge…

President Abdul Hamid today asked the members of police force to deliver proper service, developing further a people-friendly attitude as "protector of law", reports BSS. "Your main responsibility is to ensure internal security of public life and property, establish the rule of law, combat…

A war crimes suspect of Netrakona, Enayet Ullah Manju, died at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) in the capital early Wednesday in police custody. He was 80, reports UNB. DMCH sources said Enayet Ullah Manju had been suffering from old-age complications and breathed his last at around 5am. He…

RAJSHAHI: Speakers at a post-rally discussion here unequivocally called for forging social movement to free the society from addiction of drugs and its trading, trafficking and smuggling, reports BSS. They viewed there is no alternative to creating mass-awareness against the abusing of drugs for the…

KHULNA: In a unique move, an online visual media khulnatv.com is set to launch here for providing the government services digital way at the people's doorstep, reports BSS.  First of its kind in the country, the media will broadcast all the government services for people to ensure their rights.…

KHULNA: The second Maitree Express on Khulna-Benapole-Kolkata route is expected to be launched by the end of January to expand connectivity between India and Bangladesh, reports UNB. Sources at the Benapole Railway Station said the necessary construction works, including that of customs, immigration…

Train kills physician in capital  A physician was crushed to death by a train at Amtali level crossing of Mohakhali in the capital on Tuesday. The victim was identified as Dr Md Iftekhar Quashem, 53, a resident of house-260 of Road-4 at Mohammodia Housing in Adabar of the city. Assistant sub-inspector…

Daffodil Entrepreneurs MeetUp held Daffodil Entrepreneurs Forum (DEF) of Daffodil International University organised “Daffodil Entrepreneurs MeetUp-2017” yesterday at banquet hall of the university, says a press release. In the MeetUp programme, about 300 DIU Alumni Entrepreneurs and some…